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marine corps browns island
Marine Corps

Tourists won’t stay away from this deadly Marine Corps island

Browns Island in North Carolina has 3 miles of white sand beach, no tourists and lots and lots of unexploded bombs.

Atlantic Resolve
Europe

What you need to know about Biden’s IRR executive order

Don’t freak out. Everything is (probably) going to be ok!

Military Working Dog Handlers
Air Force

Air Force Military Working Dog Handlers no longer eligible for special duty assignment pay

It’s ruff out there for Military Working Dog Handlers.

pararescue costa rica jump mission
Air Force

California Pararescue team performs daring nighttime mid-ocean rescue

A California pararescue team parachuted 750 miles off the coast of Costa Rica to save an injured sailor last week.

Air Force pararescuemen
Air Force

How the Air Force ran short of money for personnel

The Air Force is running low on money for bonuses and permanent change of station moves.

alaska rescue
Air Force

Alaska Army and Air Guard crews pulled off four rescue missions over July 4th

Military crews responded to hiker with a leg injury, two separate plane crashes and a minor who'd suffered a serious allergic reaction on a glacier.

Fort Stewart Crash
Army

Army veteran who crashed Humvee was medically retired and helped other veterans

Treamon Lacy served in the Army from 2002 to 2013, during which he deployed to Iraq twice.

Let Navy Federal Credit Union Help Streamline Your Car Buying Process

Let Navy Federal Credit Union Help Streamline Your Car Buying Process

The Navy Federal Car Buying Service, Powered by TrueCar, can search local dealers or nationwide with dozens of filters to help you find exactly what you’re looking for.

Space Force murder
Space Force

Space Force NCO faces murder charges in shooting of two teens breaking into his Hyundai

One teenager is dead and another expected to survive, police say, after Orest Schur chased and opened fire on two boys he caught breaking into the car.

Cooper "Harris" Andrews
Marine Corps

Mother of Marine veteran killed in Ukraine waiting to see if her son will ever return home

“You can’t lose hope”

russia ukraine submarine strava
Army

Did Ukraine just assassinate a Russian submarine captain with his own Strava?

Hours after the sub captain was assassinated, his Strava history was tagged by an account with the name of Ukraine's top spy master.

Camp Pendleton
Marine Corps

Camp Pendleton Marine questioned after 14-year-old girl found in his room

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the matter.

Somalia
Africa

US airstrikes kill 10 al-Shabab fighters as Somalia deteriorates

Somalia remains one of the most active fronts in the Global War on Terrorism.

fort stewart humvee crash
Active Duty

Somebody crashed a Humvee into the headquarters at Fort Stewart

Sir, you can't park there.

Joshua rohrer veteran service dog
Army

Vet whose service dog died after violent arrest sues police

Sunshine, the service dog of National Guard veteran Joshua Rohrer, was killed by a car hours after being tased by police and fleeing as Rohrer was arrested in Gastonia, NC.

The Truth Hurts: Your Military Experience Means Nothing

The Truth Hurts: Your Military Experience Means Nothing

Everything your potential new employer knows about the military might come from TV.

US military destroys the last of its chemical weapons
News

US military destroys the last of its chemical weapons

More than 30,000 tons of chemical munitions have been disposed of over nearly three decades.

gold star parents fraud
News

Army Reserve major charged with defrauding Gold Star families

Caz Craffy, a financial advisor with the Army, allegedly tricked families into making risky investments he benefited from.

MQ-9 Reaper
Middle East

US kills ISIS commander in eastern Syria

The strike happened only hours after the MQ-9 Reaper drone that carried it out was harassed by Russian jets.

Sgt Maj. of the Marine Corps Troy Black.
Marine Corps

Top enlisted Marine to be new senior enlisted advisor to Milley

Troy Black will take over the role in November.